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Occupation: Rainfall
2020 128 min Australia R 18+
★5.4
Science Fiction, Action
Director: Luke Sparke
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Description
Two years into an intergalactic invasion of Earth, survivors in Sydney, Australia, fight back in a desperate ground war. As casualties mount by the day, the resistance and their unexpected allies, uncover a plot that could see the war come to a decisive end. With the Alien invaders hell-bent on making earth their new home, the race is on to save mankind.
Budget:
$25M
Worldwide:
$343,414
Starring
Dan Ewing
Actor
Temuera Morrison
Actor
Daniel Gillies
Actor
Key opinion
Occupation: Rainfall is a science fiction action film that balances ambitious visual spectacle with a polarizing script. While some viewers appreciate the high-energy pacing and expanded world-building, others find the dialogue and narrative execution to be weak and overly derivative.
| Pacing | The film delivers a constant barrage of high-energy spectacle, including frequent explosions, laser battles, and expansive aerial dogfights. | |
| Production | The visual effects, encompassing ship designs and pyrotechnics, are technically competent and impressive given the film's scale. | |
| Screenplay | The dialogue is frequently criticized for being clunky, derivative, and prone to using awkward nicknames or tropes common in the invasion genre. | |
| Originality | Opinions on the narrative are divided: some praise the expansion of the franchise's lore and intricate plot, while others dismiss the story as convoluted, predictable, and heavily reliant on tired tropes. | |
| Acting | The acting is widely viewed as lackluster, failing to provide the emotional gravitas needed to elevate the standard resistance-versus-alien premise. |